Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-10
TWO QUAKER WEDDINGS.
Peculiarly Interesting Events in Phil
adelphia Society.

A Philadelphia letter says: Society
has been showing good deal of interest
IN the marriage of two maidens of rich
Quakers families. The one was made
wife with all the simplicity of ceremonial
characteristic of the disciples of Fox in
the old days. The wedding of the other
was q great fashionable crush, with
abundance to eat and drink and Il great
show of gowns and jewels.
The father OF the first girl has million
or two made in the shipping trade, and
he could have made great spiurge had
he chosen. But he still has a profound
regard for the book of discipline, and his
child was mated as decorously as her
mother had been before her. To be sure,
there was some latitude as to the color
and make of the gown, and there were
mild way. 1t was an evening wedding
at the BRIDES house. The coming OF the
event had already been announced in
meeting, and no objection was made,
though the groom himself was not any
too strict in the observance OF the So
clety's rules. But that does not count for
as much nowadays as it used to, and the
match was considered an excellent one
Ill around. The bride and groom, hav-
ing made ready, came down into the
parlor-very plainly furnished with stiff
backed black mohair chairs. all sitting
primly around the walls. The bride wore
white silk gown, not too long in the
train, with a tulle veil and orange bios
SONS. The goom was in a regulation
evening dress. The relatives and other
invited guests and the immediate families
OF both the parties, OF course, were all as.
sembled. The bride and groom sat down
for few moments on chairs placed for
them over at the head of the room. Not
n soul spoke till the groom, rising, ex-
tended his hand to the bride and raised
her up. And there before the people he
plighted his troth and she professed her
love for him and gave herself to be his
wife and promised to love and obey him
for all her days. Then the marriage
contract was produced and the groom
and bride signed. Then the parents put
their names there and all the rest did the
same, till the paper was quite full. After
that there was some feasting; tea and
buns, and cold meats. some confections,
and so on, were served. But, though
there was no loud laughing, no bolster.
BUSINESS at all, no compliments, and
everybody was thee" or Thomas" or
John" or plain Jones'" and nobody
tried to lord 1t ostentatiouslv over the
servants, yet there was vast deal of
Joy shown in the shining eyes and in the
sweet smiles, and q great deal of trne
gentility manifest in the appearance and
behavior of the company. This was an
"old-fashioned" wedding, and the people
for the most part "old style friends"
who are not very numerous now, even in
the Quaker City" But the few among
the guests who were not members OF the
+, society found the occasion delicious in its
| plainneSs and vast deal more enjoyable
| than most of the new style crushes.
| The other Quaker maiden was the
| chief figure in n splendidly dressed
| throng. Two thousand people had been
asked to her wedding, which took place
| at the country place of her mother, iif-
| teen miles out. The elder woman has
some $500, 900. Her daughter came out
| last autumn, and she gave a round OF
costly entertainments in the girls honor.
So many people in society were thus
| placed under obligations that much
! larger proportion Of the cards than usual
were accepted. The family are Episco-
| palians in these later days, and the cere-
mony was performed at the picturesque
| looking stone church about q mile and
half from the house. After the wedding
| there was - fete champctrc at the resi-.
| dence Of the brides mother, with great
| gossiptng and drinking out on the lawn.
| The bride wore something altogether
new in the way of wedding clothes. Her
| gown was made in the classic style, cling
| ing close to her fine figure. 1t was OF
| Bengaline silk, moderately decollete,
with short sleeves. The skirt was alto.